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they're fighting taliban and al qaeda. it is the same taliban and al- qaeda who are carrying out the bomb blasts. people are fed up and people are against them. i personally feel that while i cannot rule out for sure that there is not one element who may be sympathetic to the taliban, i am very sure that the general direction of the military is very positive. and also, may i say, people get posted and they get posted out. in my time rotated officers twice in eight years. we have been dealing with the taliban since 1979. a new situation came where pakistan had to fend for itself. who should we be supporting? we had our own strategy and policy. then came 9/11, and the taliban is the enemy. we have been readjusting according to the policy of the country. we must give credit to them for adjusting, readjusting, and again readjusting the attitudes of the people. i do not think one should suspect isi. one should sympathize, help and sympathize. in the entire army, maybe there is folly in some. help in identifying them. do not bel
they're fighting taliban and al qaeda. it is the same taliban and al- qaeda who are carrying out the bomb blasts. people are fed up and people are against them. i personally feel that while i cannot rule out for sure that there is not one element who may be sympathetic to the taliban, i am very sure that the general direction of the military is very positive. and also, may i say, people get posted and they get posted out. in my time rotated officers twice in eight years. we have been dealing...
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are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, thats a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. at's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced decision was a bit more aggressive than we had anticipated that he supported the decision congenital petraeus supports the decision and is working now to begin the implementation of the decision and we anticipated the forces would be coming out and there's a lot that h to happen between now and the end of this year and the end of the purpose of the drawdown. >> i appreciate that and i appreciate your answer. >> i talked to probably 20 retired and active-duty military leaders since the president's announcement made to the challenges are enormous the question is whether we will still be able
are you aware of the statement by the taliban? >> i am, sir. is the president's announcement of this winstrol make your job -- if confirmed, i assure you will be -- harder, more difficult and challenging or easier? >> senator, thats a difficult question to answer. >> i'm sure it is. at's why i asked it. >> not been confirmed yet or being the commander, have no ability to access with great accuracy of this particular moment. as the chairman said, the announced decision...
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do you feel the taliban should be part of afghanistan going forward? guest: the reconciliation is one of the major national programs our government already initiated. we have agreed with our international partners to have this reconciliation program. our president a couple of weeks back mentioned talks with different people going on through different channels. we have a high peace council the mainly responsible for the reconciliation. they have opened to the channel of communications. when you want to reconcile with people, you have to talk to them and open the channels for communication. there are different channels that want to reach out to opposition forces for the success of the reconciliation program. host: what about separating the taliban and al qaeda? guest: this is an afghan national program. is supported by the international community. our partners are saying it is an afghan-led reconciliation program. the afghans should be in the driving seat. we have three principles for that. the first one is to cut ties with al qaeda. the second one is to
do you feel the taliban should be part of afghanistan going forward? guest: the reconciliation is one of the major national programs our government already initiated. we have agreed with our international partners to have this reconciliation program. our president a couple of weeks back mentioned talks with different people going on through different channels. we have a high peace council the mainly responsible for the reconciliation. they have opened to the channel of communications. when you...
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taliban into power. we did not intervene in the internal afghan affairs. united states, afghanistan, and pakistan, form the core group in which we can slowly to engage others. why is afghanistan being so difficult. one minute for me to play professional haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. they adopted different factions of armed groups in afghanistan that had been created by -- to fight. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by the iran, the russians, the central asian states, some by our neighbor, india. you have groups with different regional actors and regional powers. any reconciliation in afghanistan has to be based on the concept that none of the regional powers will play a role in afghanistan in terms of trying to dictate the outcome of the reconciliation. what can pakistan do? pakistan is willing to facilitate in every way. we still have 2.5 million afghan refugees in pakistan. we have the ethnic overlap that -- overlap. there are's tunes in afghanistan and in pakistan -- af
taliban into power. we did not intervene in the internal afghan affairs. united states, afghanistan, and pakistan, form the core group in which we can slowly to engage others. why is afghanistan being so difficult. one minute for me to play professional haqqani instead of ambassador haqqani. they adopted different factions of armed groups in afghanistan that had been created by -- to fight. the americans created a vacuum. some groups were adopted by the iran, the russians, the central asian...